Benzene migration in an osmium cluster: the formation of Os3(CO)7(η6-C6H6)(µ3 : η1 : η2 : η1-C2Me2) from Os3(CO)9(µ3 : η2 : η2 : η2-C6H6). The crystal structure of Os3(CO)7(η6-C6H6)(µ3 : η1 : η2 : η1-C2Me2)

Abstract
The activated cluster [Os3(CO)7(C2H4)(µ3 : η2 : η2 : η2-C6H6)(MeCN)] reacts with alkynes RC2R′(R = R′= H, Ph or Me; R = H, R′= Ph; R = ME, R′= Et), to produce the new clusters [OS3(CO)76-C6H6)(µ3 : η1 : η2 : η1-RC2R′)] in which the benzene is bonded to a single metal atom as shown by a single crystal X-ray structure determination of the C2Me2 derivative.

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